CALMLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

calmly

adverb

Definition of calmly

as in coolly

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Recent Examples of calmly In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Finally, as if to ward off any lingering party-going spirits, hotel security calmly ushered everyone back out into the witching hour. — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026 Makowski’s lag putt came up 10 feet short, but the senior calmly drained the slight breaking putt for the par to win the title. — John Lemon, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 In his closing arguments Wednesday, Kosowski spoke calmly and confidently. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The video shows the water inching along its path slower than a boy calmly walking ahead of it. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026 This terror grows familiar but not stale; the reader is allowed to live within it almost calmly and thus catch glimpses of other forces in the darkness. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 As blood soaks her nightgown, Lizzie calmly observes the scene of the crime. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Councilmember Mark Squilla, who was inside council chambers when Johnson announced that everyone would need to evacuate, said people took the threat seriously and calmly evacuated. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly

Adverb

Murray reacted coolly as the ice water cascaded over him, standing up and clapping his hands while walking it off.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Then, on the very next series, Philo coolly dropped back on third-and-11 – with the crowd going bonkers – and fired a 20-yard TD strike to Dallas Wilson.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of coolly

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On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
His death was announced GWAR bass player Casey Orr, who said Varga, who during his time with the band sometimes played the character Sexicutioner, died peacefully with wife Bambi at his side.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of peacefully

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Our low, bargelike vessel drifts serenely, unhurriedly along the brown river.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Nestled serenely in northern South Dakota on Native American land and surrounded by livestock and crops as far as the eye can see, Timber Lake is a ranching community with two pumps serving regular gas and no stoplights.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of serenely

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That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026

Definition of placidly

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